Massive Wildfire In Canada More Than 200,000 Acres In Size
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) – A massive wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta has grown to 210,035 acres in size and officials would like to move south about 25,000 evacuees who had previously fled north. More than 80,000 people have emptied Fort McMurray in the heart of Canada’s oil sands.
The Alberta government said Thursday that more than 1,110 firefighters, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were fighting a total of 49 wildfires, with
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